You’re in marketing for one reason: Grow. Grow your company, reputation, customers, impact, profits. Grow yourself. This is a community that will help. It will stretch your mind, connect you to fascinating people, and provide some fun along the way. I am so glad you’re here. -Mark Schaefer
Nothing is more fun for me than meeting up with friends from the {grow} community in real life. I would love to meet you at some of the awesome social media meetings and conferences coming up! Here’s where you will find me over the next few weeks.
- March 28 at 2 p.m. I will be presenting a free webinar on social influence thanks to my friends at MLT Creative. To register, click here: MLT Creative.
- March 29 I will be a Panel Leader on the “The future of information” Post Advertising Summit, in New York City. Interesting blend of cutting edge workshops and futuristic thinking!
- April 05 Hey Ohio! I’ll be giving the keynote address at the American Advertising Federation conference in Dayton, OH
- April 13 Jason Falls has put together an awesome line-up for his latest Social Media Explorer Event (Nashville) including Amber Naslund and Tom Webster. I’ll be giving a keynote speech on the Six Layers of Customer Digital Engagement.
- April 16 London Calling! Come meet me at the TechMap Conference. I’m told they already have a record enrollment for this meeting!
- April 17 Meet-up and keynote at Digital Surrey in Surrey, UK.
- April 18 Guest Lectures, Oxford University. Heck, I’d sweep the floor just to be there!
- April 19 Another fun meeting in London. Sign up for an intimate meeting at the Digital Lounge Speaker Series.
- April 27 Do not miss Social Slam in Knoxville, TN. Many people consider this the finest one-day social media event in the country. It’s jam-packed with good stuff and it’s cheap. Plus you get to meet Gini Dietrich, Mitch Joel and hear the debut of my speech on social influence.
- May 8 Social Media Examiner’s Social Media Success Summit, (affiliate link) is an online whiz-bang of a conference. My talk on Twitter best practices follows Guy Kawasaki. Just sayin’ y’all. Mike Stelzner has created and amazing and affordable event.
- May 17 My first trip to Minneapolis in a long time! Come on out and meet me at the Minnesota American Marketing Association conference. I think they are giving out a bunch of Return On Influence books!
- June 01 I’ll be returning to my alma mater to deliver a stunning Keynote speech at the Integrate 2012 Conference. West Virginia University has one of the top integrated marketing programs in the country so check it out!
- June 07 My debut at the Blog World and New Media Expo. More than 100 Speakers, 3 Days of Education and a Tradeshow Exploding with New Media Resources. Will be rockin’ the halls in New York City with a keynote speech. See you there?
In the fall, I am tentatively scheduled to appear at Content Marketing World in Columbus around Sept. 5, a new social media event in Wales the week of Sept. 16 and at a professional procurement event in Houston in October. My schedule is kept up to date on the website speaking page.
It’s so rewarding and fun to meet friends in real life. I hope to find a way to meet you soon!
